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Saturday, August 13, 2011

PTI Make It Monday: Welcome Christmas

I am already working on Christmas cards - our church cardmaking group has to get a big head-start on the holiday!

I am thrilled with this card! (Or maybe I am just tired of being hot and cranky and I am dreaming of cold winter days!) I had recently purchased the Alpha-Blocks die from Papertrey with the intent of using it for a window. I made the wall by rubbing white paint (an Adirondack paint dabber) on Papertrey's Kraft CS. When it was dry, I used their Woodgrain Impression Plate and then lightly sanded.

I wanted a pretty bow under the window and I remembered that this week's Make It Monday technique was to use Copic markers to color your own ribbon. I found some soft gold ribbon (to match the star on the tree) and added red and green lines.

At this point, I was definitely making a Papertrey card - so I HAD to use a Papertrey Christmas tree. I was shocked to discover that this is the only Christmas tree that I have by them. (I am going to have to remedy that situation as they have some lovely trees.) This is a gorgeous tree but perhaps a little small for my window. I colored it with Copics and added some Candy Cane Stickles.

4 comments:

Kim, this is beautiful! Love that window you created...and thirty lashes with a wet noodle to you! Now, I'm going to be forced to order that die....why did you have to make it looks so perfect!!! LOL!!

Kim this is just awesome! I absolutely love the window with the tree. I really need to start thinking about Christmas cards too! Fun, Fun, Fun. It is always great to stop bye and see what wonderful inspiration you have.

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I live in Parker, Colorado with my husband, two teen boys, a dog and two cats. I began my adult life as an insurance actuary. I was then blessed to be able to spend 15 years raising my boys during which time I discovered stamping! Now I have obtained a second college degree and have begun working as an accountant for my town. Being surrounded by men at home and being surrounded by numbers work, is it any wonder that I am passionately in love with creating cards - a rainbow of colors, glitter, ribbons and stamps, and a wonderful online community!?

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COPIC CHARTS

I have made the decision to stop updating Copic charts - except for Stampin' Up. My Favorite Things and Taylored Expressions have their own charts available. I do not want to promise to keep Papertrey Ink up-to-date because all of their new colors are stock colors which already exist within MFT, TE or SSS and I don't have room to keep buying! I do have old charts available. If you want them, just email me (above) and I can send you a link.